Party for the Commonwealth of Canada candidates in the 1993 Canadian federal election explained

The Party for the Commonwealth of Canada fielded several candidates in the 1993 federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here. The PCC was the political wing of Lyndon LaRouche's movement in Canada.

List of Candidates (incomplete)

Quebec

RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%Rank
Lachine—Lac-Saint-LouisBrosseau had previously contested Terrebonne in the 1984 election and Verdun—Saint-Paul in the 1988 election.MRepresentative[1] 1690.298th
RichelieuMManager[2] 1570.335th

Ontario

St. Paul's

Mike Twose

Twose described himself as an electrician. He campaigned against Canada's involvement in the North American Free Trade Agreement, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and related agreements (Toronto Star, 22 October 1993). He received 11 votes (0.02%), finishing twelfth against Liberal Barry Campbell.

In 2002, Twose wrote against the existing system of peer review for scientific grants and publications (Toronto Star, 2 October 2002).

British Columbia

Vancouver Centre

Lucylle Boikoff

Boikoff's first name is sometimes spelled as "Lucille". She campaigned for public office several times, and was described as a 64-year-old retired teacher in 1990. She accused the International Monetary Fund of complicity with genocide in 1985.[3]

Electoral record
ElectionDivisionPartyVotes%PlaceWinner
1975 Ontario provincialSt. CatharinesNorth American Labour1925/5Robert Johnston, Progressive Conservative
1977 Ontario provincialHamilton WestInd. (North American Labour)1444/4Stuart Smith, Liberal
1984 federalOshawaCommonwealth745/6Ed Broadbent, New Democratic Party
1985 Ontario provincialYork SouthIndependent4021.335/6Bob Rae, New Democratic Party
1988 federalOshawaCommonwealth1395/5Ed Broadbent, New Democratic Party
1990 Ontario provincialYorkviewIndependent2315/5George Mammoliti, New Democratic Party
1993 federalVancouver CentreCommonwealth2712/13Hedy Fry, Liberal

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lop.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=8674 LACHINE--LAC-SAINT-LOUIS (1993/10/25)
  2. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=8574 RICHELIEU (1993/10/25)
  3. "Metro area ridings", Toronto Star, 3 September 1990, A8.